A Male Lead Who's Insecure and Afraid of Losing the One He Loves 男主卑微，患得患失

1. 1 团 After Becoming the Family Favorite, My Six Brothers Exposed My Secret Identity 团宠后，我被六个哥哥扒了小马甲 Yun Jiujiu云九九Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted After being reborn, Gu Nian has no desire to become a big shot. She just wants to quietly protect her six older brothers and be their pampered little princess. That is, until she becomes a global trending topic: #GuNianIsAFakeHeiress, #UgliestGirlEver, #PoorGirlNobodyLoves. Her six brothers are furious. They publicly stand up for her and reveal her secret identities along the way. Eldest brother, Asia's richest man: "She's my sister, and she's also the world's greatest chef." Second brother, a t 14.8kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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   🌸🌸In the first book, the male lead is so humble it's heartbreaking. When the female lead is reborn, he's still outside in the rain, getting beaten by his grandfather's men, all because the female lead said she'd never leave him if he stood outside for three days and three nights. He literally stood there for three days without eating or drinking, which is truly heartbreaking. In the second book, the male lead kneels down in front of his family to feed the female lead, even using his body as a table. He truly treats her like a dog.

2. 2 极 Utterly Humble, I Only Want to Be Her Dog 极致卑微，只想做她身边的一条狗 Ting Rong听容Modern Romance320k WordsCompleted Back when Xiao Weiwei was living under someone else’s roof, she treated Xiao Moxun like a dog and ordered him around. Later, Xiao Moxun rose to immense power, drove her family into bankruptcy, and kept her by his side. Someone said to Xiao Weiwei, “He’s still treating you well? Isn’t he pathetic? Just wait, he’ll torture you to death!” But now the all-powerful Xiao Moxun was fretting. “Baby, what will it take for you to eat?” “Get down on your knees and let me use your back as a dining table. Th 3.7kReads7.9Score200Shelves
3. 3 夫 Go Easy on the Punishment, Madam: The Humble CEO Is Kneeling at the Keyboard Again 夫人轻点罚，卑微总裁又跪键盘了 Er Fu二伏Modern Romance470k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Reunion after a long separation + A long-planned scheme + Devoted wife-doting with no limits] Xiao Jiuzhou killed himself, dying all alone in the car he had once driven to take Yu Sui home. When Yu Sui heard the news, she couldn't believe that the cold, aloof man had taken his own life. Only when she saw the wall covered in photos of herself and everything Xiao Jiuzhou had spent three years winning back for her did she understand: he had loved her with all his heart, and without her, h 5.2kReads8.8Score328Shelves

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   The male lead is truly pathetic. When the female lead returned from three years abroad, he lied to her, saying he only had a month to live, and asked her to stay with him for that month. After a month, he actually committed suicide.

4. 4 宫 Mr. Gong, Stop Kneeling! Your Sweetheart Is Reborn and Spoiling You! 宫总别跪！你的乖乖重生宠夫啦！ Remembering Each Other两相忆Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Marriage first, love later + mutually devoted 1v1 + heroine adored by all + reborn and healed + strong heroine + both pursue each other + a partner who guides the other + evenly matched + two strong leads + HE] [Humble, obsessive heir to the capital’s most powerful family VS scheming, powerful young lady] “Sweetheart, you’re the reason I’m alive.” Protecting Murong Qingcheng is Gong Chen’s faith, and a promise he has kept through two lifetimes. But his sweetheart doesn’t love him. She hates him 4.9kReads8.7Score312Shelves

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   The male lead is incredibly humble and subservient, terrified that the female lead will leave him. He raised her, but she later falls for someone else and subject him to various forms of abuse and harm. He endures it all, only begging her not to leave him or abandon him. Even when seriously ill, he continues to scheme for her sake. Later, the female lead changes her mind, but he still feels insecure. He fears even the slightest expression or movement from her, afraid she'll be angry or leave, and frequently kneels to apologize. After being reborn, the female lead spoils him rotten.

5. 5 我 After I Washed Off My Heavy Makeup, the Cold CEO Regretted Everything 我洗掉浓妆之后，高冷总裁后悔了 Teacher Xiao Guo小郭老师Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted [Max-level powerhouse heroine and a husband who brings his wife good fortune] After transmigrating into a book, Gu Nian casually rescues a down-and-out young man. He raises his head from the mire. Bruises can’t conceal his refined features, and he hoarsely vows to repay her kindness. His gaze falls on her face, and his dull eyes light up for a moment. The young man works three jobs every day, saves up to buy a gold bracelet, then presents it to her like a precious treasure. Gu Nian gives it a gl 1kReads8.0Score101Shelves

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   🍀Qiu Ran has been reborn. Looking at Xu Lianxin holding her, she grips the blanket tightly. "In this life, I will repay you, with interest, everything you did to hurt me and my family in my past life. I will shower my children and my lover with endless love, Gu Yu..."👏 🍀The complete novel is available for your enjoyment.👏👏👏

6. 6 被 My Frail Childhood Friend Forced Me to Love Him 被病弱竹马强制爱了 Please Pay Attention to Me你理理我吧12k WordsCompleted She was forced into a relationship by her sickly childhood sweetheart. 48.7kReads—Score1.3kShelves

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   The male and female leads are childhood sweethearts. The male lead falls in love with the female lead but cannot have her, which leads him to become ruthless.

7. 7 重 Reborn: The Cold CEO Knows How to Soothe, Flirt, and Act Cute 重生，禁欲总裁会哄会撩会撒娇 Er Fu二伏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Sweet, gentle beauty VS devoted, humble, obsessive CEO] [Mutual salvation + sweet wealthy-family romance + humble male lead + both leads' first love] Only after Bai Moqing died did she learn that Shang Sinian had loved her deeply, yet hadn't even dared to get close to her. After she was killed by a scumbag, he took revenge for her and then died with her. Reborn, all she wanted was to cling to her CEO husband's coattails, take down the scumbag, and turn her life around! She never expe 13.9kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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   The male leads in these three books made me cry so much!!!

8. 8 重 After I Was Reborn, I Clung to My Dear Dad's Arch-Enemy 重生后，我紧抱亲爹死对头大腿 Halfway Up the Mountain花半山Modern Romance721k WordsCompleted [A soft, feisty little temptress who gets jealous VS a devoted, obsessive demon king; sweet romance + healing + both leads are each other’s one and only + putting scumbags in their place + yandere] In her previous life, Chi Feiwan didn’t know that Qi Xiuyuan loved her to the point of obsession, or that he loved her so humbly. After avenging her, he died with her. Reborn, she looked at the man lying on the bed and thought seriously: In my last life, I must have hit my head on a door. I had a gorg 141Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   These books truly represent the pinnacle of male protagonist humility. It's fair to say that the male protagonist would give his life for the female protagonist if she wanted to. If the female protagonist didn't want to do it herself, the male protagonist could do it himself. He's both humble and love-struck, and all of them are already completed, so you can read them with confidence!

9. 9 影 The Actress's Quick Transmigration: Her Sickly, Devoted Hound Is Sweet and Fierce 影后快穿：病娇忠犬又乖又凶 Chunyu Huajuan淳于花卷Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-led romance, satisfying and sweet] The System bound itself to Su Yin, thinking she was just an ordinary young actress. But then... She played an arrogant school queen and became a dazzling top student, while a cold, gloomy boy knelt reverently to kiss her fingertips. She played a dimwit hated by everyone and became the darling of the whole group. A sinister, corrupt official saw her as his salvation and treasured her in the palm of his hand. She played Little Red Riding Hood and ended up 4.4kReads9.5Score496Shelves
10. 10 替 The Stand-In's Guide to Winning Themself Over 替身的自我攻略 Er Li二厘Modern Romance268k WordsCompleted [Male substitute + obsessive love + male lead suffers + second chance at love + later, possessive pursuit by force. The male lead is arrogant, domineering, obsessive, and calculating, with extremely strong controlling and possessive tendencies] Delicate, frail female lead X obsessive, calculating male lead At Jingbei High School, Wen Li met a boy who looked a lot like Pei Yang. One glance was all it took for her to be drawn to him. He’d look even more like Pei Yang if he had a mole at the corner 7.7kReads8.4Score451Shelves

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    "Lili, as long as you don't leave, I'll do whatever you say, okay?" "You want to break up? As long as you don't leave, I'll agree to anything, okay?" His tone was almost pleading, "Or if possible, a substitute is fine too." "Lili, as long as you say it, I'll do whatever you want, I just want you not to leave." His pleading words sounded like tiny drums to Wen Li, making her heart tremble.

11. 11 绑 After Being Bound to a Debt-Repayment System, My Ex Became a Blind Tycoon 绑还债系统后，前男友成瞎大佬了 Sparrow in the Clouds云中雀林Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Scheming gold-digger hostess ✖️ Arrogant yet insecure blind ex-boyfriend] [Reunion after years apart + Secret identities exposed + Bittersweet angst + Both heartache and sweetness] Yu Anmo never expected to see He Yansheng again, the boyfriend she'd abandoned three years ago. Even less did she expect him to become one of her targets: a powerful man from the highest social circles. She saw the familiar figure she'd once known so well, now carefully making his way forward with a white cane. Yu 257Reads8.4Score—Shelves
12. 12 重 Reborn, She Becomes the Beloved of a Disabled Mogul 重生后，她成为残疾大佬掌心宠 Yep, It's a Girl是菇凉哇Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Sweet Romance + One-on-One, Both Leads Untouched + Devoted, Humble Hero + Extremely Doting Heroine] Everyone in Jingbei knows that Shen Liyang is the woman Mo Linchen of the Mo Group can never win over. Shen Liyang hates Mo Linchen more than anyone. She hates his affection and the love he gives her. She detests him to the extreme. She thought that after leaving Mo Linchen, she could finally spend her life with the person she loved. Then the person she loved most deliberately stranded 4.7kReads8.9Score432Shelves

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    Everyone in Beijing knew that Shen Liyang was the object of Mo Linchen's unrequited love. Shen Liyang hated Mo Linchen more than anything—she hated his affection, hated the love he gave her, hated it to the core. Until she was tricked into getting lost on a deserted highway, a car accident struck her, and she collapsed, barely alive, in the rain. In her final moments, dozens of Maybachs sped through the rainy night, just for her. The one who got out of the car was Mo Linchen, who had been forced into a wheelchair to save her. He knelt in the rain, holding her and weeping tremulously, "Yangyang, don't be afraid, I'll take you home." At that moment, she realized that the man she had always hated and neglected had always loved her... Reborn, seeing the man in the wheelchair again, kneeling in the rain, holding her and weeping tremulously, she realized that the man she had always hated and neglected had always loved her. Reborn, seeing the man in the wheelchair again, she cried and threw herself into his arms, repeatedly saying sorry. In this life, she was willing to be his beloved, and also his drug addict. PS: The male lead's leg will heal later. The male lead's love is incredibly tragic! The key is that both the male and female leads have mouths, and they speak out directly when there's a misunderstanding! Actually, the female lead's rebirth was due to the male lead kneeling on over a thousand steps of a temple to beg for her life.

13. 13 拯 After Saving the Blind Little Darling, I Faked My Death and He Went Mad 拯救瞎眼小可怜后死遁他发疯了 Sparrow in the Clouds云中雀林Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted [Female-oriented transmigration into a book, bold and cheerful martial-world heroine × cold, humble, blind prince, faked death, intense angst for the male lead, sweet and angsty romance, winning her back] “I’ve been abandoned by the light twice. What right do I have to hope?” The male lead is extremely humble and pitiful. This is not a feel-good power fantasy. The story is bittersweet, with plenty of sorrow. That’s its flavor. The romance is swoon-worthy, and the angst is intense. The Sixth Pri 3.8kReads8.9Score405Shelves
14. 14 随 The Pretty Assassin I Picked Up Is Always Crying 随手捡的漂亮刺客他总是在哭 Yi Yu衣渔Ancient Romance235k WordsOngoing A composed, reserved Second Princess who plans several moves ahead × the sickly, insecure legitimate son of a general [GB + Healing + Both Pure + Younger Man + 1v1 + Happy Ending] Shao An offended the Crown Prince, and his entire family was executed. He became a prisoner and endured every kind of humiliation. Once a proud, aloof young gentleman, he was dragged into the mud and forced to get his hands bloody just to survive. He knew he was filthy and lowly, barely scraping out a wretched exis 652Reads—Score101Shelves

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    The male lead is incredibly humble, pitiful, and handsome!

15. 15 乖 Be Good, Love Me for Real: Ye Bao Has Made Lord Pei Cry with Affection Again 乖，认真爱我：野宝又把裴爷宠哭 Little Sweet Brocade小甜锦Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + devoted, mutually doting couple + intense flirting + sweet and satisfying romance + mutual healing] Before she died, he loved and cherished her, even disfiguring himself and becoming paralyzed for her, but she knew nothing of it and gave her heart to the wrong man. Reborn, she saw the truth clearly and turned back without hesitation to save him in body and soul, and cure his disability. She announced to the whole world, “This is my man, in this life and every life to come.” She 5.4kReads9.4Score635Shelves
16. 16 病 The Sickly Young Lady Only Wants to Drag Him into the Abyss 病娇大小姐只想拉他坠深渊 Er Li二厘Modern Romance491k WordsCompleted [Yandere Villainess x Sweet on the Outside, Dark on the Inside Hero + Sweet and Angsty] Lu Ze is Shen Chuying’s plaything, but one day, the toy develops a mind of its own and stops obeying her. From then on, Shen Chuying’s greatest pleasure is tormenting Lu Ze and making him wish he were dead. While they’re engaged, she keeps a string of boyfriends. After they marry, her only goal is to torment him, cheat on him, make everyone despise him, and then, once he’s hopelessly in love with her, divorce 3.3kReads8.4Score201Shelves

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    These male leads are all possessive, obsessive, and jealous, but the female leads have their own love interests and a "white moonlight" (idealized love interest), treating the male leads as substitutes! It's incredibly exciting, with tons of love triangles! But even though the male leads suffer a lot, they still love the female leads like their first love—it's almost too humiliating! You all need to read them!!

17. 17 占 Possessive Love: The Obsessive CEO’s Little Wife 占有欲强：偏执总裁的私有小娇妻 Er Li二厘Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [1v1, devoted to each other, sweet romance, scheming and obsessive male lead, aloof beauty x heavenly beauty] A fleeting encounter at a bar was all it took for Lu Beiyan to fall deeply in love with Shi Ran. When they met again, she already had a boyfriend, but Lu Beiyan used every means at his disposal to keep her by his side. His love for her was possessive and obsessive, an all-consuming devotion. To her, he was a nightmare, an abyss, a cage she could never escape. “Ranran, you can’t get away 8.7kReads9.1Score515Shelves
18. 18 动 A Threatened Pregnancy: The Obsessive CEO Bo Wants Triplets 动了胎气，偏执薄总想一胎生三宝 Orange, You’ll Never Get Enough橙子你爱不完Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted “Be gentle. It hurts.” “Sweetheart, be good and bear with it. It won't hurt as much.” Looking at the bruises on Shi Nuan's feet, Bo Jingchen massages them with a pained expression... In her previous life, Shi Nuan was Bo Jingchen's caged songbird. She went to great lengths to escape, but ended up causing the deaths of her family and Bo Jingchen. Only then did she realize who mattered most. Reborn, Shi Nuan has a secret identity as a powerful expert. She enters showbiz and becomes a top-tier star 3.3kReads8.9Score274Shelves
19. 19 团 Reborn as the Beloved One: The Sickly Third Master Wants Kisses 团宠重生：病娇三爷找我要亲亲 Blossoms on the Branches枝上花开Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + doting on her husband] In her previous life, Si Ning died a tragic death. After being reborn, she threw herself into Third Master Qin's arms. At first, Qin Sibei glared at her viciously. “Ningning, disobedient girls get both legs broken.” Later, Qin Sibei was always begging the girl for kisses and cuddles, and asking her to lift him up. Si Ning kept herself busy flirting with and pampering her husband, while also dealing with a pack of scumbags. People outside said Qin 391Reads8.8Score100Shelves
20. 20 可 Could You Please Comfort Me? 可不可以哄哄我 Er Li二厘Modern Romance295k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced in love | Forced love | The childhood friend who came out of nowhere is direct about demanding love | Reunited after a breakup] As a child, Shen Shengsheng once played house with an older boy and promised she would be his wife when she grew up. It was something a three-year-old said. As time passed, no one took it seriously. But more than ten years later, a boy came to Jincheng and wouldn't leave her alone. Shen Shengsheng gently tried to reason with him. “I think w 7.6kReads8.9Score455Shelves
21. 21 揽 Capturing Beauty 揽娇 Er Li二厘Modern Romance297k WordsCompleted Also known as After Losing My Memory, I Became the Secret Wife of a Brooding Big Shot [Male Lead Angst + Married First, Love Later + Showbiz + Secret Crush Comes True + Fake and Real Heiresses] Until the real Ji family heiress returned, Ji Wuzhi was arrogant and carefree. Then she became a laughingstock in Jingbei. She was even forced to marry someone she didn’t love. The man no one in Jingbei dared to cross was Xu Siye, the brooding head of the Xu family, known as Fourth Master. Ji Wuzhi tried 925Reads8.5Score105Shelves
22. 22 重 After Being Reborn, I Dote on My Childhood Friend with Autism 重生后，我专宠自闭症小竹马 The East Wind Has Nothing to Do东风无一事Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted The animated series is now available [Cheerful, sunny childhood sweetheart vs. gloomy, aloof, fiercely loyal childhood friend] In her previous life, Shen Jingyu was overjoyed to go on a trip with Zhang Zhan, her longtime crush, and her best friend. She never imagined that a tsunami would take her life without a sound. As Shen Jingyu struggled in danger, her beloved crush and her close friend watched coldly, showing no intention of saving her. By contrast, the autistic childhood friend she had pu 12.7kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves

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    The male protagonist is extremely humble.

23. 23 隐 Secretly Married, the Arrogant President Wei Begs Her to Pamper Him Every Night 隐婚后，傲娇危总夜夜求她宠 The East Wind Has Nothing to Do东风无一事Modern Romance121k WordsCompleted [Everyone's Favorite Actress vs. Tsundere Ghostly CEO] A writing exercise. Don't read!!! One phone call from Grandpa Qin tricked Qin Qing into leaving her serious work on set and returning home. A marriage contract sent the thriving film star Qin into the notoriously mysterious Wei family. Rumor had it that Wei Ting, head of the Wei family, was sinister and ruthless, wielding power with an iron fist. He was so fearsome that he could stop a child from crying at night, and everyone in the northern 461Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 盛 A Grand Wedding: The CEO's Billion-Dollar First Love Is Me 盛世婚宠：千亿总裁白月光竟是我 The East Wind Has Nothing to Do东风无一事Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted A practice piece, don't open!! [Insecure, sensitive CEO + carefree heiress + strong male and female leads + sickly male lead + both leads are virgins + marriage of convenience] Qin Shiyue was the darling of the Qin and Huo families, the most dazzling rose in Jinghai. She'd always been carefree, getting whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted. Xie Yan was the illegitimate son of the Xie family, a gutter rat who, according to rumors, wasn't fit to show his face. Yet with ruthless methods, he too 794Reads8.2Score—Shelves
25. 25 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 58.8kReads8.8Score3.5kShelves

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    Even after the female lead married him, he still felt that she might abandon him at any time, and he tried his best to coax her every day.

26. 26 我 The Sickly Man I Picked Up on a Whim Turned Out to Be the Empire's Richest Man 我随手捡的病秧子竟然是帝国首富 Su Manshu苏蔓殊Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, hidden identity revealed, ultra-A, equally matched leads, devoted heroine and adored hero, both loyal] Everyone in the Empire's elite circles knew that the ancient Gu dynasty had a beautiful, mentally disabled heiress named Gu Yanluo. But as soon as the heiress returned to the Empire, she crippled a pair of rotten scumbags and shot to fame. In the blink of an eye, she had become a venomous beauty with a heart of pure malice. Rumors were recently circulating that Gu Yanluo kept a 39.9kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves

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    Ah Nian was humble in the beginning, but became stubborn later on, often getting beaten up. Then he made a big mistake and became obedient again—his stomach hurt, and he vomited the porridge Qingqing fed him. He cautiously said, "I... I was wrong... Please don't go... Okay." (Qingqing would hit him if he deserved it, but usually just coaxed him.) 🌸The first 5 chapters are basically about Yan Yan and Wang Niangniang getting to know each other. Wang Niangniang was a bit arrogant in the beginning, but when she realized Yan Yan was easily swayed, she cuddled up to her like a little puppy. (If you don't like strong female leads, please don't read this. The male lead isn't weak either, but... It just melted my heart, so cute!) 🌸😭😭😭The third and fourth books were written by Benben. I was imprisoned in a dark room, and some parts were deleted. I hate it!🌺In the third book, Jiang Qiye's alternate accounts and Weiwei's alternate accounts are basically opposites. Jiang Qiye gets beaten up as soon as one of his alternate accounts is exposed🌝🌚 He dies a terrible death.🌺In the fourth book, Shuangbao (female) is a sweet and doting character. She's also a bit of a drunkard, but when she hits someone, she doesn't hold back at all. She made President Fu kneel on a stool... Get beaten up🌝🌚 🌸If you want to see the female lead hitting the male lead, fast forward. Although there are some revisions, I saw some kind people in the comments posting the old version. It's physically abusive but not emotionally abusive. In the early stages, Nai Qiao'er is afraid that the female lead will abandon him, so he tries hard to please her and cries a lot. Later, he becomes arrogant and talkative because of her favor. The female lead hits him in many different ways... (I'm embarrassed🌝) Earlier, Qiaobao got drunk after just one sip of wine, asking for a hug and climbing into bed. Then, late at night, she needed to pee and complained, "I need to pee!" 🌝🌝🌝🌝🌝 The female lead led her out, and she shyly said, "M-Master, you... Turn around first!" 🌝🌝🌝

27. 27 快 Quick Transmigration: Reborn to Make Up for My Devoted Husband 快穿：重生弥补深情夫君 Want to Eat Taro Candy想吃香芋糖Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both leads are virgins + reborn + bad ending becomes happy ending + both obsessive + devoted male lead] P.S. Immersive BG quick transmigration. The heroine doesn’t need to put effort into winning the male lead over; his affection starts at maximum. - After the goddess Yu He got her happy ending with her beloved, she grew curious about how their story ended in other worlds. In each small world, she failed to recognize her own feelings, repeatedly missing her chance with and letting d 17.2kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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    It's really good! It's a rebirth-themed episodic story, but the female lead doesn't have the boundless tolerance she gains after being reborn; she still retains her own personality. She's eccentric, doesn't want to be taken advantage of, and has a touch of yandere (obsessive and possessive nature). I really love her personality! So cool!! The male lead is genuinely humble in his feelings, since the female lead didn't like him before his rebirth, but she's got a mouth! [Laughs]

28. 28 不 I Will Not Save a Mad Dog 不渡恶犬 Peach White Tea桃白茶Two Male Leads450k WordsCompleted [A seemingly loyal hound of the imperial court whose heart belongs only to his master x a red-clad beauty bent on revenge; the pursuer faces a long road to win him back x two male leads; both are each other's first] Five years ago, Chu Huaixu was the beloved heir to a prince's household, riding fine horses in splendid clothes and brimming with confidence. Song Ting, meanwhile, was a little beggar by the roadside who could have frozen to death at any moment. After the beggar stole the heir's meat 337Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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    Years ago, the seme (dominant partner) betrayed the uke (submissive partner) against his will, causing the uke to fall into prostitution and become a male prostitute. Years later, they meet again, the seme filled with remorse, embarking on a path of atonement. Absolutely humble.

29. 29 我 I'm Not Dirty 我不脏的 Wang Bufan王不凡Modern Romance771k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion and purity + reborn + healing + sweet romance + possessive love] From the moment we met, you were like a ray of sunlight shining into the darkness, slowly pulling me out of the mire. Six-year-old Jiang Tian visits the Gu family and sees Gu Ze collapsed in the snow. She pulls him out, takes the hot-water bottle her mother gave her, and hands it to him. “Big brother, you’re so handsome. If I give this to you, will you marry me someday?” Gu Ze gazes at the girl before him, who look 9.9kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves

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    This is truly incredibly humble.

30. 30 前 My Ex’s Uncle Is a Possessive Psycho, but He Spoils Me Rotten 前任他叔疯批偏执，但宠我呀 Dumb as Can Be笨到家吖Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [Both devoted and powerful + ten-year age gap + swoony, satisfying, sweet romance] Bincheng had one man who stood above everyone else: Jiang Hanyu, the seventh young master of the Jiang family. He wielded immense power, was gloomy and violent, disliked women, and was cold to everyone. Then one day, a young girl appeared by his side, and Seventh Master took her everywhere he went. The dangerously obsessive tycoon became a fiercely protective husband, afraid she might so much as get a scratch. Eve 808Reads9.2Score102Shelves
31. 31 致 Fatal Obedience! You're the One Who Dumped Me, So Why Are You Crying? 致命听话！是你不要我了你哭什么 Moxibustion Love灸爱Two Male Leads245k WordsCompleted [One-on-One + Mutual Firsts + Male Lead's POV + Devoted, Long-Suffering, Fiercely Protective Top + Regretful Bottom Who Makes Amends and Takes the Initiative to Pamper His Husband + Reconciliation After a Breakup + Happy Ending + Mostly Sweet] “Let's get divorced.” Gu Yu had resorted to every means to marry Xu Mo, believing that if they spent enough time together, Xu Mo would eventually see his good points. But the man who was so good at scheming seemed to have miscalculated. Just as his name su 2.3kReads8.5Score137Shelves

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    It's so cruel, but the one who's truly afraid is never Xu Mo. It's this poor wretch. Even if it's mutual torment, he's willing to endure it.

32. 32 炸 Scandalous! The Untouchable Beauty Stole Her Roommate’s Man to Climb the Ladder 炸裂！高岭之花竟撬舍友墙角上位 Great Immortal of Wild Ideas脑洞大仙Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted (Stealing someone’s love + stealing your roommate’s girlfriend + unusual thought processes + lovesick, obsessive male lead + sweet, devoted one-on-one romance) [Plain-looking but great at acting cute female lead VS male lead with an unusual thought process who steals his roommate’s girlfriend] Su Mingzhu was plain-looking, but her voice was alluring, and when she acted cute, she was irresistible. She happened to try an online game and ended up in an online relationship. She never expected that t 24.1kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves

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    The male protagonist is truly insecure, because he climbed to his position by stealing someone else's girlfriend, and he feels that others will try to steal his girlfriend too.

33. 33 报 Reporting to the Princess: Your Subordinate Has Been Taking Advantage of Your Favor Again 报告公主，属下又恃宠而骄了 Wan Ri Qing万日晴Ancient Romance470k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + sweet romance + yandere + devoted one-on-one romance] She is a little princess adored by all. Warm and sweet in public, she is calculating and ruthless behind closed doors. Thanks to the instincts she developed as an agent before she transmigrated, she knows exactly how to deal with people. He is a lethal blade trained at an elite bodyguard base, every move deadly. If the princess hadn’t chosen him, he would have spent his entire life in the darkest, most hidden corners, a perf 671Reads9.0Score100Shelves
34. 34 即 Even as a Ghost, I'll Haunt My Wife 即使变成鬼，我也要缠着老婆 All Four Are Empty四大且皆空Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted Xu Luoran cheated on Pei Nian. Furious, Pei Nian chose to kill himself. But once he was truly dead, he regretted it. So what? Even as a ghost, he wouldn’t let Xu Luoran go. One-on-one romance, sexually inexperienced leads. “I just came to see you.” “I’m dead. Are you happy?” Xu Luoran clutches the blanket. “No, I’m not...” “Not?” Pei Nian bends toward her, slowly drawing closer. Pei Nian suddenly smiles. Xu Luoran watches the corners of his mouth stretch wider and wider, all the way to his ears. 4.4kReads8.1Score347Shelves

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    This is the book! The male lead is constantly insecure, feeling that the female lead doesn't love him. He's also a very subservient male lead with impeccable male virtues, and he loves the female lead very, very much. You should definitely check it out!

35. 35 称 Swear Fealty 称臣 Guan Yangni官养呢Modern Romance665k WordsCompleted Two faithful leads + secret crush and healing. Gu Jinglü is an illegitimate son. The year he was brought back from the countryside to the Gu family, he became notorious in their circle for his gloomy, aloof nature. Everyone knows that he and the only daughter of the Zhu family, who has been doted on by everyone since childhood, cannot stand each other. He is cold, she is difficult, and they are a match made in entirely different worlds. Yet on a snowy night in the capital, the man kneels in th 1.2kReads8.7Score112Shelves

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    The first book features a male lead who is an illegitimate child and a female lead who is a wealthy heiress. The second book features a male lead who is a substitute, yet even after knowing he is a substitute, he still humbly begs the female lead not to leave.

36. 36 心 Darling, Please Don't Leave Me, Okay? 心肝，别不要我了好不好 Wendy温迪大大Modern Romance664k WordsCompleted [The print edition of "Blazing Love" is now available] [Reborn + Obsessive Devotion + Healing] When we first met, you were a song of warmth in the southern cold, healing me night after night as I languished in hell. On a cold night, seven-year-old Nan Sheng found Yin Han huddled in a corner of an alley and held out her warm, pale hand. Her first words to him were, "Hey, big brother, you're so handsome! Would you come home with me and be my husband?" Yin Han didn't know that the moment he took th 18.4kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    You couldn't find a male lead who was more obnoxious and yandere than this!

37. 37 小 That Flirty Little Minx Is Fickle and Wicked 小撩精她又渣又坏 Er Li二厘Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Two Yanderes + Scheming Heartbreaker + Sweet Romance + A Little Angst + Devoted to Each Other + Male Lead Starts Out as a Purehearted Brat and Later Goes Completely Crazy + The Bad Girl Turns Over a New Leaf] Rumor has it Jiang University has a ridiculously handsome campus bad boy who’s always all over the school forum. Too bad he never flirts with girls or dates. His eyes are only for games, not women. He’s the chaste bad boy everyone craves but no one can have. One day, an announcement came o 2.9kReads8.9Score216Shelves

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    That has to be this one! The female lead has a fishpond, and the male lead is incredibly humble. Later on, the male lead is driven insane. It's super good!!

38. 38 霍 Mr. Huo, Don't Cry. Your Wife Is Reborn to Spoil You! 霍总别哭了，夫人重生来宠你了！ Jasmine Sheng茉莉笙Modern Romance516k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Rebirth, Sweet Romance, Devoted Love, Mutual Firsts] When the scumbag lit the torch, Huo Sichen, the man Ruan Yan had hated all her life, walked toward her without fear of the flames. A falling beam pinned him down, and flames licked over his body, but the arms holding her never budged. Even after being reborn, Ruan Yan couldn’t forget that scene. Amid the blazing fire, he whispered in her ear, “Yanyan, I’m not afraid of being reduced to ashes. I only want to take you home.” He was 1.9kReads8.9Score170Shelves

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    The male lead is madly in love with the female lead, but he always feels that she doesn't love him back.

39. 39 偏 Overwhelming Devotion! After Being Reborn, I Spoil the Cold-Blooded Big Shot Rotten 偏执宠爱！重生后我宠爆阴鸷大佬 Jasmine Sheng茉莉笙Modern Romance223k WordsCompleted [Rebirth and pampering her husband + obsessive, lovesick tycoon + face-slapping and taking down scum + healing story] After Si Shaoyin dies and her soul leaves her body, she sees her former husband, Fu Junchi, who was always cold toward her, kneeling on the ground and kissing her lame foot. His expression is devout, and his eyes hold a love so deep it is about to overflow. The candle stand topples. Amid the raging flames, Fu Junchi says in a voice so possessive it borders on madness, "Yinyin, I 747Reads8.6Score—Shelves
40. 40 重 Reborn on Divorce Night! Seducing My Abstinent Husband to Spoil Our Well-Behaved Baby 重生离婚夜！撩禁欲老公宠乖崽崽 Jasmine Sheng茉莉笙Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Sweet Romance + Redemption + Mutual Flirting] In her previous life, Wen Yihuan was a poor judge of character. She trusted her wicked best friend and fell for a scumbag, only to meet her end in a sea of flames. As the fire raged, the most powerful man in Licheng rushed toward her without a thought for his own safety. Only then did she realize that the husband she had always despised had loved her with all his heart. Reborn, Wen Yihuan naturally dotes on her husband in every way and tu 4.3kReads8.5Score279Shelves

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    I have two folders on my bookshelf: GB and Romantic CEO, both of which feature male protagonists who are submissive to their partners.

41. 41 陷 Caught in Her Trap of Passion 陷入她的深情陷阱 Hello Soda哈喽汽水Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted [Male lead angst | Pseudo-siblings | Both pure and each other’s first love | HE] [Spoiled heiress X devoted, self-effacing male lead] When Shen Jiazhi was ten, her parents brought home a boy from the mountains. Their adopted son, Shen Que, was only a year older than her. She resented this country boy for stealing her parents’ love, so she set a trap to make him fall for her. Shen Que fell into it easily, willingly becoming her captive. In public, they acted like strangers. In private, they kisse 2.8kReads—Score161Shelves

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    The female lead is hot and cold, while the male lead is insecure and anxious. The male lead is submissive throughout the story; those who can tolerate male-torture relationships may enjoy this.

42. 42 穿 Book Transmigration: Becoming an Evil Senior Brother 穿书：做个邪恶的大师兄 Empty Green Lamp灯盏空青Two Male Leads737k WordsCompleted This novel has two male leads!!! They're both men! Make sure you know that before you start reading! [Cultivation + transmigrate into a book + reborn + unhinged + a husband chasing his spouse to the crematorium] When Su Qingbei discovers that he has transmigrated into a book as a villainous cannon-fodder character, he doesn't panic. As a man who knows the plot, he believes he can prevent the male lead from turning evil. When he senses that the male lead's feelings for him have changed, he still 4.5kReads9.2Score472Shelves

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    The male protagonist is incredibly humble. He lost his eyes trying to find what his senior brother wanted, but he didn't dare deliver it, fearing his senior brother wouldn't want to see him anymore.

43. 43 怎 What Should I Do? The Possessive Boy Always Looks at Me with Tears in His Eyes 怎么办！偏执少年总是哭着看我 Nian Zhaozhao年朝朝呀Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [A dazzling, free-spirited siren × a cool, obsessive good boy] [He falls for her in secret + he pursues her + mutual healing + intense push and pull + happy ending + both are each other’s first] Lu Tingbai did everything he could to find a way to get close to Wen Zhi, but one remark from her crushed all his courage. She gave him a teasing smile. “Someone like Lu Tingbai? I don’t go for good boys.” Later, she cornered him in the stairwell while he was jealous. Her red lips nearly brushed his Adam 3.3kReads8.6Score254Shelves

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    A stunningly beautiful, alluring woman meets a pure and innocent young man! The male lead is jealous, incredibly innocent, and blushes easily when the female lead teases him! He's also prone to crying and feeling wronged!! The male lead is a stubbornly pure and obedient student who has secretly loved the female lead for six years. Don't miss this pitiful little puppy!!

44. 44 引 Luring the Wild Dog into Playing Nice 引野犬装乖 Not So Dark Under the Lamp灯下不黑黑Modern Romance499k WordsCompleted The print edition of Playing Nice is now available. [Overbearing CEO × powerful business tycoon × devoted love × modern romance × one-on-one] [Married first, love later × rekindled romance × bittersweet × healing] [Unhinged big sister who is the male lead's kryptonite × awkward big dog who spends every day trying to figure out if his wife loves him] Everyone in Jincheng's wealthy business circles knew He Jingzhun had three deadly flaws: He brought misfortune to his father, his mother, and his w 17.2kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    ❗️❗️The male protagonist in this book is constantly plagued by anxiety, wondering if his wife still likes him, if she won't abandon him, and even wanting her to pursue him...

45. 45 长 Your Highness, Please Don’t Spare Me 长公主您莫怜惜 That Tree on the Island孤岛那棵树Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + strong female lead + sexual tension + political intrigue + past and present lives] #Wild and aloof, ambitious and formidable princess × obsessive but restrained, lovesick and devoted shadow guard [1] The eldest princess of the Southern Kingdom wields power with ease and can charm anyone without even trying, but never gives her heart away. Who could have guessed she would be betrayed when she least expected it, only to discover that her sweet, obedient little shadow guard, wh 1.9kReads9.0Score244Shelves

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    A lowly bodyguard, utterly devoid of possessions, harbors a secret crush on the aloof and powerful princess. His love is restrained, subtly humbled. The male lead, on the other hand, hides his love for the female lead perfectly. One moment he silently watches another man approach her, the next he's secretly silencing him. Protecting the female lead is his life's motto; when she rejects him, he'd rather be her bed slave and servant than leave her.

46. 46 招 I Provoked the Villain Three Times, and He Became Obsessed with Me 招惹反派三次，反派被我逼成病娇 Sugary Xin酥欣糖Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + pure-hearted, unsettling yandere + happy ending + school life + one-on-one romance] Su Xuewei reads a tragic novel before bed, and opens her eyes inside its world. The System tells her she can return to her original world only if she turns the tragic ending into a happy one. To stop the villain, Rong Yubai, from ruining the leads’ relationship, Su Xuewei decides to keep an eye on him. The first time she transmigrates into the book, the villain is easy to approach, well-beh 923Reads8.2Score120Shelves

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    Both of these books feature female protagonists who are insecure and prone to anxiety, and both have a rather detached personality.

47. 47 乖 Be Good, Don't Be Afraid! The Yandere Villain's Deadly Seduction of the Supporting Heroine 乖，别怕！病娇反派致命撩宠女配 Tao Beixia桃北夏Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted Redemption story! Healing a sick, obsessive lunatic + sweet romance + possessive love + a scheming, black-hearted villain who's all in on love + transmigrated female supporting character + everyone's favorite + devoted couple with no past lovers + happy ending + school life. The original female lead isn't vilified. The System has little presence. A youthful, passionate, sweet little romance. [The entire main cast awakens! The male lead is a pure-hearted boy, utterly devoted to his wife and crazy 20.6kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves

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    🦋🦋1️⃣The male lead is a boyfriend from a real garbage dump [licking screen][licking screen] so he's extremely humble towards the female lead 😭😭 He has no home 💗 She only has her grandmother 😊😊 A match made in heaven 🙌🙌🙌 🦋🦋2️⃣Yandere, humble, love-obsessed 💗 Lively and cute female lead 👌👌 The male lead is online and humble 😖😖 He even has a basement 😍😍 And he even drops little pearls hahaha [thinking][thinking] Highly recommended

48. 48 怎 What Do I Do? The Frail Villain I Raised Became Yandere 怎么办！我养的病弱反派成病娇了 Sugary Xin酥欣糖Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s only love + one-on-one romance + happy ending + aloof, submissive, tea-type yandere male lead + raising a younger man + romance-focused, not a strong female lead] Original title: Help! The Frail Villain I Raised Became a Yandere After her senior brother passed away, Tao Yao spent twelve years searching for Yun Zhuo, as he had requested in his will. At last, she found him at the sect’s disciple-selection ceremony. She took Yun Zhuo in and kept him by her side. Th 4.1kReads8.8Score471Shelves
49. 49 和 After Reuniting with His Wife, the Puppy Boy Cried Again and Again 和老婆重逢后，小狗他又又又哭了 Little Ye Is Unbiased小也不偏Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted [Mutually devoted couple + happy ending + rekindled romance + puppy love + mutual healing + younger man] No rivalry between women, no over-the-top drama A wronged puppy, a jealous puppy, a needy puppy Radiant beauty of an agent VS cool, aloof puppy of a doctor After reuniting with Ming Zailin, Xu Xuyan, who had gotten back what he thought he’d lost, would burst into tears at the slightest disagreement. “Where have you been all these years?” “Ming Zailin, am I trash to you, too? When you’re in a 4.9kReads—Score363Shelves

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    This poor little dog is so insecure. [Crying][crying][crying][crying]

50. 50 我 Reborn: I Was Wrong. Please Don't Leave Me 【重生】我错了，你别不要我 Determined to Become a Little Rich Lady励志做个小富婆Two Male Leads404k WordsCompleted As Su Jinyu held Gu Peilang’s bloodied, mangled body, he could hardly process what had happened. He couldn’t believe that the man who should have been honeymooning in America with his new bride had appeared before him covered in blood. With his broken body, he had shielded Su Jinyu and taken the full force of the explosion. Then, after losing too much blood, he had breathed his last in Su Jinyu’s arms. Gu Yin hurried to the scene and saw the dazed young man amid the ruins. The six-foot-five, bat 16.9kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    Highly recommended! This is one of the best movies out there, my friends. No arguments, it's absolutely amazing, the plot is fantastic!

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